Canute
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Nice start, OC. The wash makes those tanks "pop". -
Lou, don't sweat it. We're mostly kit bashers, modifying kits to greater or lesser degrees. Scratch-building is cutting all your parts from stock, whether its plastic, wood or metal. At least by the definition of the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA). The IPMS folks may have a different definition. The more we do the modifying, the better we get at doing it. It's good you see where the modifications are needed. Some kit makers take shortcuts to get parts out of their molds, do less than stellar research or use lesser materials. The folks on this site are attuned to doing good research and using the best materials they can afford. And they support each other. That's why this is such a great site.
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All the modeling genres have their scratch builders. Take a look at photos of IPMS meetings or in model railroading Railroad Prototype Modeler (RPM) meets. Guys are willing to cut up and rebuild parts to match pictures of actual equipment. The RPMers are sometimes called rivet counters by the "ready to run" folks. We just invite them to come over to the Dark Side. <evil grin>
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Bell UH-1H Huey By lmagna - Dragon - 1/35 - PLASTIC
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And they wondered why the kids took the edges off with alcohol and other substances. -
The cockpit is gorgeous. That Turkey is loaded with details. And your usual painting and finishing is the cherry on top.
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Good job, OC. Early Airfix?
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Bell UH-1H Huey By lmagna - Dragon - 1/35 - PLASTIC
Canute replied to lmagna's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Lou, rattle cans for primers. Airbrush for final colors -
Bell UH-1H Huey By lmagna - Dragon - 1/35 - PLASTIC
Canute replied to lmagna's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Lou, you might want to wash the parts with Dawn. It's a good grease cutter. Don't touch the plastic with your bare mitts after that; possible finger oil transfer. Get some cheap latex/nitrile gloves. Try a rattle can of Tamiya fine gray primer. It's a good primer. Start and stop the spray before you get to the model parts and keep the spray moving. -
Cap, we do that down in western NC at the Apple Valley Model RR. We are an HO railroad, running DCC. Stuck a GoPro on a flatcar and took these videos. We added a mask into the video of diesel cab windows. We're working on putting a drone camera into an HO loco. https://www.avmrc.com/layout-videos.html Our outdoor RR in G scale is already doing this, since there is plenty of space in those loco cabs. Haven't done a video of that, yet.
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I believe only the Germans put dive brakes on some of their medium bombers (Ju-88, Do-217). They wasted a lot of time trying to qualify the Me-262 jet as a dive bomber. Adolph was enamored with that tactic. Paint job is looking good, Denis. Nice stand, hope it works as intended.
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Lou is correct on the flaps. They are lift devices and allow the a/c to fly slower. We had speedbrakes on the F-4, under the wings. They drooped on the ground with no hydraulic pressure. The F-15 has a speedbrake on top of the fuselage.
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Greg, this will be a novel build. It's tiny! Be interesting seeing you work your magic on this boat.👍
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Craig, looking forward to another excellent build from you. I see a tribute bird, right?
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Batter's box is an American baseball term. It's where the batter/hitter stands to take his swings against the opposing pitcher. A euphemism for going one on one with an opponent. Nice job painting your crew, OC.
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I think they used a blue and white roundel. Similar to the RAF/FAA, without the red center.
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The OD is looking better, Denis. I think the WEM paint is some of the better stuff around. Good digging with your research.
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Take a look at this guy's site. Maybe not the exact bottles you need, but quality bottles and vials. Chem lab grade plastics: https://modelpaintsol.com/
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Yes, OC. I'm sure the ground forces feel better when they have some of them for night cover. And maybe a few A-10 Hogs around during the day. 😀
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Yeah, the original was used to sell war bonds, so it was a compilation of 8th AF missions. "12 O'clock High" was similar. AF Command and Staff school used it as a command study. A lot of the aerial shots were real gun camera shots. And yes those bomber crews had a high mortality rate until 1944, when we could send Mustangs up as long range escorts for them. Lose one plane and 10 guys didn't come home.
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Saw an AC-130 Specter gunship doing his thing one night. 20mm, 37mm(I think) and a 105 mm for good measure. Charley would be hurtin', for certain. And we threw some CBU cans on top of all that. Wasting trucks on the Trail on Laos. The gunship would mark the target with a call for the 20mm of sparkle and boy did it.
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